Hi, and welcome to my resume page!
I’m a psychologist (M.Psych.) and engineer (M.Sc.Tech.) with 20+ years of experience at the intersection of people, organizations, and technology. I work as a freelancer and can help you with questions regarding work/personnel psychology and human factors.
⚲ Helsinki, Finland
✉︎ anna@aspelund.fi
Work experience
2025–
Freelance Specialist, Work/Personnel Psychology and Human Factors
- Current co-operations with Psycon (2025–) and Safety Investigation Authority OTKES (2025–)
2023–2024
Doctoral Researcher, Human-Centered Health Informatics, Aalto University
- Full-time researcher in the Finnish Academy project ”Better Health at Home – Optimized Human-Centered Care of Predialysis and Home Dialysis Patients” (See list of publications below)
2018–2023
Freelance Specialist, Work/Personnel Psychology
- Long-term co-operations with Psycon (2022–2023), Psykologitoimisto Cresco / Momentous (2018–2022), and Tekniikan akateemiset TEK (2020–2022)
2012–2018
Freelance Specialist, Human and Organizational Factors
- Long-term co-operations with Fennovoima (2012–2017), Teollisuuden voima (2012–2015), and Safety Investigation Authority OTKES (2013–2016); Smaller-scale projects with Posiva (2014–2015) and ASML in the Netherlands (2017–2018)
2010–2011
Inspector, Human and Organizational Factors, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK
- Regulatory inspections and regulation development in the area of human and organizational factors
2008–2009
User Experience Manager, Idean
- UX researcher in client projects; Team lead for a small UX research team
2003–2007
User Experience Researcher / Manager, Nokia
- UX research projects and product development support in Helsinki, Finland, and San Diego, CA
Education
Master of Psychology, University of Helsinki, 2010
Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001
Publications
Aspelund, A., Viitanen, J., Hämäläinen, H., Rauta, V., & Lääveri, T. (2025). Clinician Experiences of Patient Access to Health Records–An Interview Study in Home Dialysis Care. In Context Sensitive Health Informatics: AI for Social Good (pp. 96-100). IOS Press.
Aspelund, A., Valkonen, P., Viitanen, J., & Rauta, V. (2024). Designing for Improved Patient Experiences in Home Dialysis: Usability and User Experience Findings From User-Based Evaluation Study With Patients With Chronic Conditions. JMIR Human Factors.